WSR 07-04-047

PERMANENT RULES

SUPERINTENDENT OF

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

[ Filed January 31, 2007, 1:24 p.m. , effective March 3, 2007 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The changes are being made as required under E2SHB 3098.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 392-410 WAC.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.230.090.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-20-133 on October 4, 2006.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: January 31, 2007.

Dr. Terry Bergeson

Superintendent of

Public Instruction

OTS-9246.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-14-009, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06)

WAC 392-410-100   Authority and purpose.   (1) The general authority for this chapter is RCW ((28A.305.130(8))) 28A.230.020 which authorizes the ((state board of education)) superintendent of public instruction to prepare an outline of study for the common schools and ((RCW 28A.305.130(9) which authorizes the state board of education)) to adopt rules to meet the educational needs of students. Where applicable, specific statutory authority is cited within sections of this chapter.

     (2) The purposes of this chapter are to:

     (a) Implement RCW ((28A.305.130 (8) and (9))) 28A.230.020 by prescribing state requirements for a course of study in the common schools;

     (b) Implement courses of study specifically required by statutes;

     (c) ((Establish)) Implement RCW 28A.230.100 establishing procedural and substantive requirements for the granting of credit for equivalent courses of study which may be in conjunction with or as a substitution for courses of study in common schools.

[Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as § 392-410-100, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.120. 00-19-106, § 180-50-100, filed 9/20/00, effective 10/21/00. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 90-17-009, § 180-50-100, filed 8/6/90, effective 9/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.120 (6) and (8). 84-21-004 (Order 12-84), § 180-50-100, filed 10/4/84.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-14-009, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06)

WAC 392-410-115   Mandatory areas of study in the common school.   (1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.230.020 all school districts shall provide instruction in reading, penmanship, spelling, mathematics, geography, English grammar, physiology, hygiene, and history of the United States.

     (2) Pursuant to RCW 28A.230.030, unless instruction in a language other than English will aid the educational advancement of the student, all students shall be taught in English.

     (3) Pursuant to RCW 28A.230.130((, after July 1, 1986,)) each school district offering a high school program shall provide a course of study which includes the preparation for uniform college and university entrance requirements ((as published by the council of postsecondary education)).

     (4) In addition to the requirements in the above subsections, each such school district shall offer all required courses for a high school diploma as provided in chapter 180-51 WAC and shall provide an opportunity for high school students to take at least one course in the following areas of study:

     (a) Art;

     (b) Career education;

     (c) Computer education;

     (d) Consumer education;

     (e) Economics;

     (f) A language other than English which may include American Indian languages;

     (g) Health education;

     (h) Home and family life;

     (i) Music;

     (j) Remedial education, including at least, remedial education in reading, language arts, and mathematics.

     (5) Districts shall make available to all high school students enrolled therein the areas of study enumerated above either within the district or by alternative means which shall include equivalent education programs set forth in this chapter, interdistrict cooperative programs as permitted by RCW 28A.225.220, and/or the full-time or part-time release of such students to attend nonresident districts pursuant to chapter 392-137 WAC.

     (6) Pursuant to RCW 28A.230.020 instruction about conservation, natural resources, and the environment shall be provided at all grade levels in an interdisciplinary manner through science, the social studies, the humanities, and other appropriate areas with an emphasis on solving the problems of human adaptation to the environment.

[Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as § 392-410-115, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 94-03-104 (Order 5-94), § 180-50-115, filed 1/19/94, effective 2/19/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130. 91-01-067, § 180-50-115, filed 12/14/90, effective 1/14/91. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 90-17-009, § 180-50-115, filed 8/6/90, effective 9/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.120 (6) and (8). 84-21-004 (Order 12-84), § 180-50-115, filed 10/4/84.]

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